Walktober is a month-long event encouraging students and families to spend time outside and be active on the way to school. We’re encouraging parents and teachers to sign-up to promote healthy living, and start conversations about the environment.
Participating can be as simple as promoting walking (or wheeling or biking) through school announcements, in-class activities, planning a walk with your school or family, or coming to a Walktober event.
When you register, you’ll receive a full kit of activities and access to workshops. The programming will work from the classroom or at home!
Biking, walking and wheeling to school is a great way for kids to get more physical activity and time outdoors.
Active school travel reduces car trips which helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.
Kids who are active on the way to school have better concentration, supporting a healthy classroom environment and improving kid’s school experiences.
Join students across the province and register your school or class for Walktober!
Choose what your school or class has capacity for – a day, a week, or a full month
Check out the incentives and prizes we’re offering
Use the Walktober Event Kit that is emailed to you upon registration to help plan activities for your school/class
To prepare for Walktober, print the Kilometre Tracking Sheet in English or French to engage students in tracking their route to school or tally up the distances you do as a group. While it’s called Walktober, You can count any active way of getting from A to B – hopping, walking, biking, skateboarding, wheeling, or scootering!
Participate in a way that works for you and your students, whether it’s one day, one day each week, or the entire month. This month also offers you as educators a great opportunity to schedule walks with your class, chat about environmental changes students may have noticed and talk about the importance of active travel!
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